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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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